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The co-owner of the ‘world’s best restaurant’ shares his tips on where to eat and what to see in the Danish capital. Plus, scroll further down for 15 of the best places to stay

I have always had a connection to Copenhagen — my mother is from here. When I
was growing up we would go backwards and forwards to Macedonia, where my
father is from. We used to live in the Vesterbro area of the city. It’s a
trendy place now, but it was a bad neighbourhood back then — too many people
smoking weed early in the morning, so my early memories of living there
aren’t that great.

I love Vesterbro now, of course — everything has changed. Now it’s a happy mix
of the good old days and new young families, which fosters creativity,

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Nyhavn, Copenhagen - an area where there are hundreds of flats and houses for rent

May 10 2014 Getty Images

Nyhavn, Copenhagen - an area where there are hundreds of flats and houses for rent

May 10 2014 Getty Images

René Redzepi - chef at Noma, the world's best restaurant (according to the annual poll by chefs, restaurateurs, gourmands and critics)

May 10 2014 Fabian Bimmer/Reuters

Amass - a recommended restaurant from the new chef in town, Matt Orlando

May 10 2014 Tim Spreadbury

Bror - affordable creative cooking

May 10 2014

Café Det Vide Hus does amazing breakfasts

May 10 2014

Fiskebaren - a fish restaurant that's a real local scene at weekends

May 10 2014 Mikkel Ais Andersen

Slagteren Ved Kultorvet - a highly recommended butcher

May 10 2014

Mikkeller and Friends - one of the best beer bars in Northern Europe

May 10 2014 Camilla Stephan

For places to stay, Kokkedal Castle is a 1746 country manor about a half hour's drive north of the capital